Four improvements to the automobile

Sebastian Thrun, Prof. of Computer Science at Stanford, and Anthony Levandowski, a Google product manager, have written an interesting Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, on January 3, 2009:

Four Ways for Detroit to Save Itself

The four ideas are: 1.) Dedicated short-rnage communication (like WiFi technology) 2.) Solar-electric hybrids 3.) Robotic cars able to drive in tight formation 4.) Online cars